Louis Francis Rajan, 70, a travel executive and vice president of House of Travels, Kuwait, Cargo Division, died following a car accident near Andalus yesterday.

According to reports, Rajan’s car lost control and swerved into the pavement on King Faisal Road near Andalus as he was driving from his cargo division office in Dajeej to the Kuwait City office around 10:30 am yesterday.

On seeing the accident, MP Majed Mousa, who was passing by and a few bystanders took Rajan out of his car, but he was pronounced dead later.

The car caught fire immediately after Rajan was evacuated. The cause of death could not be immediately verified. Rajan, who had been working with House of Travels for the last 25 years, is survived by his wife and two daughters.